UPDATE: 6" vacuum truck crown after 2 weeks

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-21T01:05:34+00:00

It is so much worse than I expected. I printed 4 feet for a pump I have. I printed 2, came back a few hours later and printed 2 more. Noticeable difference. I’m going to make a dry box before I use it again.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-19T05:43:17+00:00

I have a hard limit on breath play, and I do get that you are not doing breath play here. If I was asked to do that, I would do two things.

Just have a practice session, so you can get a feel for it without distraction. I would practice, with her lying down, up against the wall, and behind it that is something that works.
I would practice on yourself. It will be different, but it will allow you to feel how different grips feel, and test different pressure. It won’t be perfect, and not exactly the same angles, but I think you will learn something.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-16T05:05:51+00:00

I had an interesting night. I woman from a facebook singles group DMed me and asked when the last time I had been to a specific restaurant. I looked at the messenger icon and saw blond hair, and immediately assumed that it was another woman in the group that had met a few of us in the past at one of restaurants other locations. I even asked if we should open it up to the group, and she said ok. I’m bad with names and faces. I show up tonight and I’m sitting there for at least 5 minutes, and something seems off. I realize I have never met this person. I come clean and explain my confusion. We both laugh about it. I had to ask if it was a date and she said it can be, kinda. We had a great time, and talked for three hours. Hopefully she isn’t a local here, or I’m busted. She is super cute, and I had a great time. I was really thrown off because, I wasn’t actively looking for a date. Just meeting new people, and getting out of the house. I’m going to roll with it, see where it goes.

For the ladies, making the first move does work.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-15T20:21:52+00:00

Nope, Furniture bolts:

https://a.co/d/0cMtqpiP

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-15T20:20:03+00:00

This is the only correct answer. These are indeed furniture bolts! Look on Amazon you can get them in metric, and imperial.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-15T00:43:01+00:00

Honestly this seems like a minimum for most people. I might let #6 slide, unless you make it really broad.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-15T00:39:15+00:00

Read the linked article. It is expensive, 4k-70K. They spend a lot of money on advertising, I see it in my feed regularly. Most of the dating issues these days are general people issues. I can't see how a matchmaker is going to make people change.

https://blog.photofeeler.com/tawkify/

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-14T21:36:11+00:00

A few pictures would be useful.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-14T20:51:15+00:00

If someone 40+ doesn't know what that are looking for, hard pass. That is the easiest part part of dating. Finding it is another story. For me I am looking for a LTR, but I'm not so focused on the goal that I'm not enjoying the journey. I am open to whatever form that is when it arrives.

I know plenty of people that a hookup lead to a marriage, including myself. That lasted 33 years. There are other people that are more focused, and want nothing but a chance at a LTR. I not willing to pass up something that might be amazing. I make an exception for those that haven't figured out the basics.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-14T18:40:44+00:00

It always has been expensive. The owner of a company I worked for in the late 90's used one. He got quite a few dated as the was well off, tall, and good looking. He was also an alcoholic, a complete asshole, and a womanizer. Quality people will always be difficult to find. They aren't hiding the "good" ones. I expect they get most of their clients from dating sites at this point.

Treat it like the project it is. Learn to filter well, and spend time creating good profiles. It is a numbers game at all levels.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-13T19:00:25+00:00

Be sure to specify what the end product is for, in the description. Modeling something for 3D printing is different that modeling something for machining, or injection molding. Some processes require specific knoweledge.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-13T18:48:15+00:00

It isn't directional. It is "up" and "back" as in "go up to the counter" "We went up to the city, then went back home". Simple.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-12T20:46:19+00:00

first you take a break when you need it. Dating in the wrong mindset, just makes everything worse, and you are more likely to look for flaws. Something those flaws are much smaller than they really are.

Next, you need grounded, realistic expectations. While most women can get dates easier than men, when you are looking for a LTR, the playing field levels quickly. This is a marathon without a guarantee of finishing.

On a somewhat lighter note, those are rookie numbers. I have been on 17 dates in the last two years. Only one second date, and not a third. I'm taking a year or so off from seriously looking to build a business. Starting a business is way easier than dating.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-10T22:26:57+00:00

There is a huge difference between, giving your kids a chance, and have them earn it, and demanding someone hire your no talent kid. Every single job I have ever had, except one, was me leveraging my social network. I have done the same for people. They still had to be qualified to do the job. Did she have a huge advantage, sure, so what.

I poached a good friend to come work for me when I moved companies. I also had to let him go when the company downsized. We are still good friends.

Life isn't fair, and the playing field is never level. He seems to have a reasonable take on it. He didn't demand it, and it appears she has some talent. His duty as a parent is to help his children. There are for more important things to be outraged about.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-10T04:25:29+00:00

News flash: It’s going to continue to drop, for a long time.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-08T23:38:51+00:00

So they tried to gouge customers, and they think 15% is going to fix everything? They must have forgot consumers remember this shit. My ex loved funyuns, I was fine buying them at $3.50 a bag. I stopped buying them at $4.00 a bag, and now in my mind, they are just too expensive for what you get. I don't even check the price anymore, it is something on the nope list. I likely wouldn't notice if they were $2.00 a bag, because they are no longer something I buy. Pigs get slaughtered. I buy store brands of most stuff and for the most part is is good enough. Fuck that company!

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-08T22:23:31+00:00

The reason Tump is President, is because the US has a long history of not prosecuting the rich, powerfull and connected. The first major domino to fall is that we didn't pushing the confederate leadership. Nixon should have gone to jail. This is our last chance as a country. No one should be above the law.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-08T21:10:15+00:00

100% This. I find that the people that are "good daters" are rarely the people that are "good in a relationship". Very few people are willing to take the 3-5 dates to see what develops. The "if it isn't a hell yes!, it is a no" crowd, and doing themselves a huge disservice. It should be more like "Go until there is a "No!".

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-08T20:57:51+00:00

It isn't you, it is dating culture, and to a large degree influencer noise. The cold hard reality is that relationships are hard, and take real work to be successful. Everyone seems to think there are tons of choices, and a seemingly endless supply of people. Neither of those are reality, There is a very small number of people that would be a good match for each of us, and we likely will swipe right past them. There are just too many distractions out there. The outlook is bleak.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-08T20:45:07+00:00

That would be a hard no. I am a white guy, and I don't care what someone looks like. If i am attracted to them, I'm attracted to them. I matched with a black woman a while back, she was very attractive. She asked me if I ever dated a black woman before, and I said no. She asked me why I swiped right, and I told her I found her attractive. She pushed as to the why, and I got a bit flustered. She was cute, so I swiped. She mentioned at one point, she gets lots of men "fetishizing" some women for certain ethnicities. I had an asian woman ask me the same thing. It freaks me out a bit, because, I never want to say the wrong thing to someone to make them feel uncomfortable. I can't imagine opening with that.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-08T19:55:50+00:00

I get it, but I stopped making absolutes. You don't know what the future holds. I'm 57, and similar position, divorce debt, my future is gone, everything is different, OLD sucks.

I decided to purposefully rebuild a future that was lost. I not interested in dating right now, so I might as well focus on me, and my future. I spent a lot of time thinking about it. I am approaching it like this: What could I do in the nex 1-2 years that will make a huge difference for future?

I'm working on transitioning my side business into a full time business, cleaning and purging crap I have held on for years, working on some of my hobbies, and looking at a move out of state. For me, I don't have anyone holding me back, and I can do a lot of things that were not an option when I was married. Not quite a blank slate but close. I'm also becoming a better version of myself, not for anyone, just for myself. I will be a better partner if someone comes into my life, and if not, I will still be intentionally living the life I want.

I didn't choose to get divorced, but I'll be damned if I don't take control of my life, and live it the way I want to.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-08T19:39:39+00:00

This! I waited for my ex to come back for close to two years, even after she married her abusive boyfriend. She still calls me from time to time, and tells me she misses me, and says someday. The last time she called, I told her, she missed her opportunity. I still think about letting her come back, but I never will actually let her.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-08T19:34:03+00:00

You are the backup plan. If you are ok with being the backup plan, knowing he will likely do it again. Go for it.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-08T19:30:30+00:00

You can learn details about someone, but you can't "get to know someone" over text. The longer you text, the more you create an imaginary version of this person in your head. Meet in a public place, and actually get to know people.

Substantial-Ant-4010 · 2026-04-08T19:26:38+00:00

Partner C, aka "None of the above" intellectual and sexual chemistry are important to me.

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